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what colorado supreme court has done in similar. under section three president trump needs to qualify during the time he holds office. the colorado supreme court is saying you have to show that you would qualify under section three now at the time of the election or at the time we the state supreme court. >> a point of clarification. when you say term limits. the decision in the term limits case, constitutional provision governing term limits. >> maybe i should call it thornton instead of term limits. >> does it have something to do with the fact that the particular circumstance you are talking about can change? is that what you mean? i'm trying to understand the distinction between the provision in the constitution that relates to disqualification on the basis of insurrection behavior, and these other provisions that justice sotomayor points out. they all seem to me to be extent constitutional requirements. so -- but you are drawing a distinction. >> whether or not -- >> it is not categorical. congress can lift the disability by a
what colorado supreme court has done in similar. under section three president trump needs to qualify during the time he holds office. the colorado supreme court is saying you have to show that you would qualify under section three now at the time of the election or at the time we the state supreme court. >> a point of clarification. when you say term limits. the decision in the term limits case, constitutional provision governing term limits. >> maybe i should call it thornton...
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>> what the court -- the colorado supreme court did -- if i could have the standing objection, i want to make the argument you shouldn't review the court -- >> i'm looking at the statute. >> what the court did was to say that we have three important provisions in this section that show the candidates have to be qualified. first, it requires under 1203 that a political party that wants to participate has to have a qualified candidate. the fact that comparable write-in candidates had to be qualified. >> this isn't a write-in candidate. we are actually talking about the participation of a political party. right? we're not talking about the participation of a candidate. >> sure. i think the fact that the right write-in candidate had to be qualified was confirming the political party had to be qualified. it would be otherwise incongruous to read those differently. >> how is section 3 a qualification? >> under the reasoning of the colorado supreme court -- >> just on the face. >> a candidate must have -- meet all criteria for eligibility. i don't perceive any distinction between meeting eli
>> what the court -- the colorado supreme court did -- if i could have the standing objection, i want to make the argument you shouldn't review the court -- >> i'm looking at the statute. >> what the court did was to say that we have three important provisions in this section that show the candidates have to be qualified. first, it requires under 1203 that a political party that wants to participate has to have a qualified candidate. the fact that comparable write-in...
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because the colorado supreme court decision was just not defended today.d all about the risks and forming the colorado supreme court decision, we heard precious about the risk of rejecting it. that is what this 14th amendment is all about. forged after the civil war to try to make sure that no insurrectionist would ever hold high office, and the risk that our country came together and understood that would have been. we just didn't hear anything like that. you didn't hear about the risk of donald trump treating this 14th amendment precious language like the tax code, looking for a loophole here, and a loophole there. that's what he's trying to do. we didn't hear anything about why this is actually consistent with our democratic values. and excluding insurrectionists from the ballot just as we exclude other people from the ballot who do not meet the qualifications for office. unfortunately the supreme court has a very distorted picture. or i am sure that they have court briefs. but unfortunately, those were not even highlighted today either. >> i heard you
because the colorado supreme court decision was just not defended today.d all about the risks and forming the colorado supreme court decision, we heard precious about the risk of rejecting it. that is what this 14th amendment is all about. forged after the civil war to try to make sure that no insurrectionist would ever hold high office, and the risk that our country came together and understood that would have been. we just didn't hear anything like that. you didn't hear about the risk of...
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were to affirm the colorado supreme court. if it goes the other way, it depends to some degree on how they do it. if they rule the president is not an officer of the united states or the rule that trump did not engage in insurrection, that would decisively end the issue. there are other paths they could take. they could potentially allow the issue to linger. they could say this doesn't apply at all to the election process or apply to taking office and principal, that could let the issue linger until trump actually wins in november. i suspect the court won't do that. they could and there's a couple of other ways they can let the issue linger. they could rule contrary to my argument but they could say trump did not get an due process for his claim. that would leave open the door to further litigation and other states where trump might get more process such as a higher burden of proof or different trial procedures or something like that. that also would allow the issue to continue to linger. i suspect the court would like to reso
were to affirm the colorado supreme court. if it goes the other way, it depends to some degree on how they do it. if they rule the president is not an officer of the united states or the rule that trump did not engage in insurrection, that would decisively end the issue. there are other paths they could take. they could potentially allow the issue to linger. they could say this doesn't apply at all to the election process or apply to taking office and principal, that could let the issue linger...
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yes, the supreme court is looking specifically at the colorado case and the colorado supreme court decision knocking him off the ballot. however they rule will affect all 50 states. that's why this is being so closely watched. the supreme court's decision will apply everywhere, to maine, which as harry said has tried to keep him off the ballot, even to other states that might be contemplating that. >> you feel the energy from joan as she gets closer to her second home. >> i know. i'm edging toward the door. >> next question from peter in florida. if you are indicted, are you presumed innocent? if a person is not found guilty, how can they be barred from an election? >> that's an excellent question. that's one that was taken up by the trial judge here in the colorado case. she said in this case, donald trump didn't need to have been actually indicted and convicted of insurrection. there was lots of testimony taken. that trial took a week. some of the evidence presented in the trial came from the january 6 committee and all sorts of evidence from that situation. in this particular case, they
yes, the supreme court is looking specifically at the colorado case and the colorado supreme court decision knocking him off the ballot. however they rule will affect all 50 states. that's why this is being so closely watched. the supreme court's decision will apply everywhere, to maine, which as harry said has tried to keep him off the ballot, even to other states that might be contemplating that. >> you feel the energy from joan as she gets closer to her second home. >> i know....
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on january 6 as colorado's courts, including the state supreme court determined he did.oes the rarely invoked insurrectionist ban apply to a president, to any president, and if so should trump then be barred from the presidential ballot, in the only in colorado but potentially in states across the country? we're going to begin today at the u.s. supreme court just steps away from the u.s. capitol where that january 6 riot played out. cnn's senior supreme court analyst joan bicuspik is there. >> sure, jake. i'm feet from the side of the supreme court where i'll slip in in a few minutes and be able to hear the hours of arguments in this case, and can you not overstate the weight of this because this case could determine who is the next president of the united states. what it will come down to is donald trump going to remain on the colorado ballot and on ballots across the country which will determine who our next president will be likely? so what will i be watching for when i get to cross the threshold. two issues, the justices are taking on a wide array of questions as you
on january 6 as colorado's courts, including the state supreme court determined he did.oes the rarely invoked insurrectionist ban apply to a president, to any president, and if so should trump then be barred from the presidential ballot, in the only in colorado but potentially in states across the country? we're going to begin today at the u.s. supreme court just steps away from the u.s. capitol where that january 6 riot played out. cnn's senior supreme court analyst joan bicuspik is there....
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supreme court of colorado. of the lawyers trying to keep trump off the ballot offered this argument for why it is not legally sound. >> the constitution tells us over and over that the presidency is an office and that the person who holds it swears an oath of office before assuming the execution of his office. and the plain meaning of an officer is just one who holds an office. so we think the text here is very clear that the history supports it and certainly the core purpose of the provision supports that reading as well. >> notice the wording there. the text, the history, it was drafted carefully. you see how he referred to the plain meaning of the language of the constitution. likely a direct appeal to the so-called originalist not on the state supreme court of colorado before whom he was arguing, but on the supreme court of the united states who tend to take the view or at least say they take the view that the constitution should be interpreted only as it was understood at the time of their founding, origin
supreme court of colorado. of the lawyers trying to keep trump off the ballot offered this argument for why it is not legally sound. >> the constitution tells us over and over that the presidency is an office and that the person who holds it swears an oath of office before assuming the execution of his office. and the plain meaning of an officer is just one who holds an office. so we think the text here is very clear that the history supports it and certainly the core purpose of the...
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donald trump appealing the colorado supreme court ruling finding that under the 14th amendment, trump can be barred from the ballot for his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. the justices now at the nation's highest court tonight appearing unlikely to keep trump off the ballot. terry moran at the court. >> reporter: at the supreme court today, sharp skepticism from the justices -- both conservative and liberal -- about a colorado court's decision to ban donald trump from the 2024 presidential ballot for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including the january 6th attack on the capitol. the colorado court ruled trump violated the 14th amendment's section three, which declares that no one who has -- "taken an oath to support the constitution" and then "engaged in insurrection" can hold public office afterwards. during three hours of oral arguments today, the justices methodically took apart that ruling. justice brett kavanagh, trump appointee -- >> what about the idea that we should think about democracy, think about the right of the people to elect candidates o
donald trump appealing the colorado supreme court ruling finding that under the 14th amendment, trump can be barred from the ballot for his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. the justices now at the nation's highest court tonight appearing unlikely to keep trump off the ballot. terry moran at the court. >> reporter: at the supreme court today, sharp skepticism from the justices -- both conservative and liberal -- about a colorado court's decision to ban donald trump from...
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because the colorado supreme court decision was just not defended today. we heard all about the risks and forming the colorado supreme court decision, we heard precious about the risk of rejecting it. that is what this 14th amendment is all about. forged after the civil war to try to make sure that no insurrectionist would ever hold high office, and the risk that our country came together and understood that would have been. we just didn't hear anything like that. you didn't hear about the risk of donald trump treating this 14th amendment precious language like the tax code, looking for a loophole here, and a loophole there. that's what he's trying to do. we didn't hear anything about why this is actually consistent with our democratic values. and excluding insurrectionists from the ballot just as we exclude other people from the ballot who do not meet the qualifications for office. unfortunately the supreme court has a very distorted picture. or i am sure that they have court briefs. but unfortunately, those were not even highlighted today either. >> i he
because the colorado supreme court decision was just not defended today. we heard all about the risks and forming the colorado supreme court decision, we heard precious about the risk of rejecting it. that is what this 14th amendment is all about. forged after the civil war to try to make sure that no insurrectionist would ever hold high office, and the risk that our country came together and understood that would have been. we just didn't hear anything like that. you didn't hear about the risk...
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and he says he believes the supreme court will affirm the colorado court's decision.e? >> i don't. i don't think there's any world in which this supreme court with a conservative majority is going to disqualify donald trump from the ballot. how they get there is less clear, but i just don't see them taking that step. i think they will view it as a drastic step. i'm not saying i agree with that, but that's at least my prediction of what they would do. >> do you see off-ramps here? >> i think there are a number of different off-ramps. i don't see them getting into the merits of the fact finding relating to the insurrection. they may touch on the procedure and whether or not donald trump was afforded the proper process in the lower court in colorado, but i don't see them getting into the facts of whether or not he engaged in insurrection. you'll see is he an officer of the united states under section 3 of the 14th amendment? is he somebody who's running for office as opposed to holding office? in the text of the 14th amendment. i think you're going to see a lot of parsin
and he says he believes the supreme court will affirm the colorado court's decision.e? >> i don't. i don't think there's any world in which this supreme court with a conservative majority is going to disqualify donald trump from the ballot. how they get there is less clear, but i just don't see them taking that step. i think they will view it as a drastic step. i'm not saying i agree with that, but that's at least my prediction of what they would do. >> do you see off-ramps here?...
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the supreme court will also hear from lawyers for the colorado secretary of state, and then of coursefrom mr. trump's attorneys who argue that any move to keep him off the ballot would disenfranchise millions of voters and they also say it could cause bedlam in the united states, which the opponents seized on in their briefs and said that is a veiled threat. we've seen the kind of bedlam in the words of the proponents of keeping mr. trump off the ballot. we saw that on january 6th, and it shouldn't be allowed to continue and that's why they say mr. trump should be excluded from the ballot. >> we want to bring in ken yoshino, let's go over the questions at the center of this case, the supreme court may be getting ready in just minutes to take this case up. the first one is is the president an officer of the united states? >> yes, absolutely. it's a pleasure to be hear on this momentous day. one of the lead arguments trump's lawyers are making in a counterintuitive way the presidents is not an officer of the united states. section 3 of the 14th amendment only applies to individuals who
the supreme court will also hear from lawyers for the colorado secretary of state, and then of coursefrom mr. trump's attorneys who argue that any move to keep him off the ballot would disenfranchise millions of voters and they also say it could cause bedlam in the united states, which the opponents seized on in their briefs and said that is a veiled threat. we've seen the kind of bedlam in the words of the proponents of keeping mr. trump off the ballot. we saw that on january 6th, and it...
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the decision made by the colorado supreme court. she finds the answer insufficient. >> it means the whole court, more or less, wants to go that way. they are casting. about jones is right, all it takes is one. but really the interesting part of the three hours of argument is they are casting about for what the one might be. and chief justice roberts is going to dearly want the court to coalesce around one rationale and, will they do that? this is one of these historic cases where you want the court as much as possible to speak in one voice. what was interesting to me about the argument is the missing man, donald trump. the missing kind of text, as paula says. did he engage in insurrection? are the terms of the 14th amendment section three met? that was all set to the side and they were looking at different things. very legalistic reasons to just get this off their plate because everyone assumed that with k gain, if they were to affirm the cascading effects would be mayhem on the election. and that is something they dearly don't want
the decision made by the colorado supreme court. she finds the answer insufficient. >> it means the whole court, more or less, wants to go that way. they are casting. about jones is right, all it takes is one. but really the interesting part of the three hours of argument is they are casting about for what the one might be. and chief justice roberts is going to dearly want the court to coalesce around one rationale and, will they do that? this is one of these historic cases where you want...
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i will say, we got difficult questions, the colorado supreme court as well.rt sat down to write their opinion, they realized we write the legal issues. we held out hope that the court gets deeper into the legal issues here, they won't realize that the laws and history is clear on our side here. certainly, they did have hard questions today. i don't think the court with the side ehrhardt case like this one without the court asking some questions. >> let me ask you to go back into some of the questions which i think you've got some of the hardest questions, at least, i am not a lawyer to a lay observer, thinking about some of the journalists who saw what happened today, you see some journalist reflect on what seemed like good questions about whether or not colorado, as an individual state, or indeed any other state, should have a role that would not directly but effectively remove a presidential candidate from consideration by the voters of the whole country, that issue, that prospect was first a few different ways by the justices today, but i wonder if you tak
i will say, we got difficult questions, the colorado supreme court as well.rt sat down to write their opinion, they realized we write the legal issues. we held out hope that the court gets deeper into the legal issues here, they won't realize that the laws and history is clear on our side here. certainly, they did have hard questions today. i don't think the court with the side ehrhardt case like this one without the court asking some questions. >> let me ask you to go back into some of...
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supreme court's decision to remove him from the colorado supreme court ballot.ump after the hearing wrapped, quickly going into campaign mode. kristen holmes is in florida hearing from donald trump, when are you hearing from donald trump? >> i'm hearing that the former president has told his advisers that he thinks the arguments went well. we know that he was watching them, and then he came out and talked about, it saying it was a beautiful process, wants to mark -- democracy to work. quickly he turned this into a campaign speech, attacking joe biden. unsurprisingly, given he is still in the middle of this primary season. he actually just took off moments ago for nevada, where he is expected to win the caucus tonight. he's also the only viable candidate. part of his speech was very dedicated to this general election run that he has. at least he anticipates it to be. joe biden, but none of the things that are happening now across the globe would've happened. the other part of this that we have seen routinely, something that we heard again today, which is the desp
supreme court's decision to remove him from the colorado supreme court ballot.ump after the hearing wrapped, quickly going into campaign mode. kristen holmes is in florida hearing from donald trump, when are you hearing from donald trump? >> i'm hearing that the former president has told his advisers that he thinks the arguments went well. we know that he was watching them, and then he came out and talked about, it saying it was a beautiful process, wants to mark -- democracy to work....
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the colorado supreme court, they are hacks.hey were trying to get donald trump -- the "republican" who brought the suit. it is anti-democratic to summarily remove the man from the ballot. during the "insurrection" he was still the president. he was still the president. was he trying to steal the government from himself? that is ridiculous. host: you think you will get fair treatment at the supreme court? caller: i think if the supreme court does not go 9-0, it will prove that ignorance has totally taken over this country, just like when marsha blackburn asked ketanji brown jackson what is a woman, and the woman could not say what it was. if it is not 9-0, ignorance will have proven to take it. one more thing. you need somebody like julie kelly, people like that to come on your show so they can give counter facts or counter arguments to the silly facts you have, when you have people like ken whately and ellie missed out and all the people like that. that needs to happen. host: our next hour we will give you two law professors. j
the colorado supreme court, they are hacks.hey were trying to get donald trump -- the "republican" who brought the suit. it is anti-democratic to summarily remove the man from the ballot. during the "insurrection" he was still the president. he was still the president. was he trying to steal the government from himself? that is ridiculous. host: you think you will get fair treatment at the supreme court? caller: i think if the supreme court does not go 9-0, it will prove...
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caller: i think the supreme court should affirm colorado supreme court decision. believe trump off of the ballot, because we have a constitution for a reason. and the constitution states insurrection, and he participated in the insurrection, for sure, and the only other time that the insurrection act has been used, the people who were presented from being in office after the civil war because of the insurrection act, or not convicted of anything either. so, trump doesn't need to be convicted to be prevented. i think you should be kept off the ballot. if people want to vote for him, they can write it in. host: so to listen closely today? sounds like you did? caller: i listened a little bit. host: ok, because of your civil war reference, that was brought up in today's case? caller: yeah, that has been talked about a lot in the last few weeks. host: thank you. joseph in pennsylvania. hi, joseph. >> you are on. go! host: [laughs] joseph, someone is prompting you. it's your turn. caller: my question is, say that he loses the ballot can he go back to colorado saying tha
caller: i think the supreme court should affirm colorado supreme court decision. believe trump off of the ballot, because we have a constitution for a reason. and the constitution states insurrection, and he participated in the insurrection, for sure, and the only other time that the insurrection act has been used, the people who were presented from being in office after the civil war because of the insurrection act, or not convicted of anything either. so, trump doesn't need to be convicted to...
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supreme court justices today appeared skeptical of a colorado supreme court decision, barring former president donald trump from the republican primary ballot. this is on grounds that he engaged in insurrection, trying to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the january 6th capitol attack. >> for the first time in history, the attack was incited by a sitting president of the united states, to disrupt the presidential power. >> reporter: he did not participate in the storming of the capitol, and that he did not qualify as an attempt to overthrow the government. >> it was a right, not an insurrection. >> reporter: the justices, deciding whether congress should enact a national standard, or they can provoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it was adopted after the civil war, to prevent people who had engaged from holding office, and whether that provision includes the president. both conservative and liberal justices voiced concerns about allowing individual states to decide who is an insurrectionist. >> a good number of states will say whoever the democratic candidate is, you a
supreme court justices today appeared skeptical of a colorado supreme court decision, barring former president donald trump from the republican primary ballot. this is on grounds that he engaged in insurrection, trying to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the january 6th capitol attack. >> for the first time in history, the attack was incited by a sitting president of the united states, to disrupt the presidential power. >> reporter: he did not participate in the storming...
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a district court in colorado and the colorado supreme court.mined that donald trump did engage in insurrection. it is clear as day what he did. he incited that violent mob, he broke the law, he led the january 6th attack. i do think if the supreme court looks at the facts, it will be very evident. and one of my big concerns, not only in this case but through all of donald trump's cases, is he tries to escape liability. his lawyers have the audacity to argue to a judge it in a different case that if the president would assassinate a political opponent, they couldn't be held liable. i think this is a big case about how the presidency functions. for me, a president should not be above the law or the constitution, especially not someone like donald trump. section three of the 14th amendment is clearly in the constitution to protect our country from internal danger. internal danger of insurrectionists seizing power through elections. that is the situation. >> i wanted to ask you if you believe he will get a fair shake at the supreme court given its
a district court in colorado and the colorado supreme court.mined that donald trump did engage in insurrection. it is clear as day what he did. he incited that violent mob, he broke the law, he led the january 6th attack. i do think if the supreme court looks at the facts, it will be very evident. and one of my big concerns, not only in this case but through all of donald trump's cases, is he tries to escape liability. his lawyers have the audacity to argue to a judge it in a different case...
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. >> reporter: the colorado supreme court said trump should be removed from the state's ballots, nearly ruling he committed insurrection on january 6th, was disqualified under section three of the 14th amendment. it says no person shall be a senator or representative in congress or elector of president and vice president or hold any office who took an oath and then engage in insurrection. just as can deonte brown jackson focused on the amendments specific justice ketanji brown jackson focus on the specific words, that trump could prevail, suggesting the provision just after the civil war clearly did not apply to presidents. >> they were listing people that was barred and president was not there. and so there is an ambiguity, why would we construe it against democracy? >> reporter: the justices also were troubled by the potential impact of a colorado decision and how it could be weaponized by both sides. >> i would expect that a goodly number of states will say, whoever the democratic candidate is, you are off the ballot, and others, for the republican candidate, you are off the ballot.
. >> reporter: the colorado supreme court said trump should be removed from the state's ballots, nearly ruling he committed insurrection on january 6th, was disqualified under section three of the 14th amendment. it says no person shall be a senator or representative in congress or elector of president and vice president or hold any office who took an oath and then engage in insurrection. just as can deonte brown jackson focused on the amendments specific justice ketanji brown jackson...
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the colorado supreme court decision is wrong _ colorado supreme court decision is wrong and — coloradoion is wrong and should be reversed for numerous — wrong and should be reversed for numerous reasons. the first is that president _ numerous reasons. the first is that president trump is not covered by section— president trump is not covered by section three because the president is not _ section three because the president is not an_ section three because the president is not an officer of the united states— is not an officer of the united states as _ is not an officer of the united states as that term is used throughout the constitution. an officer— throughout the constitution. an officer of— throughout the constitution. an officer of the united states refers only to _ officer of the united states refers only to appointed officials and it does _ only to appointed officials and it does not — only to appointed officials and it does not encompass selected individuals such as the president or members _ individuals such as the president or members of congress. this is clear from _ members
the colorado supreme court decision is wrong _ colorado supreme court decision is wrong and — coloradoion is wrong and should be reversed for numerous — wrong and should be reversed for numerous reasons. the first is that president _ numerous reasons. the first is that president trump is not covered by section— president trump is not covered by section three because the president is not _ section three because the president is not an_ section three because the president is not an officer...
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it's a 4-3 vote by the colorado supreme court. all democratic nominees on that court and you will also remember that the lower court judge had declined to remove the former president from the ballot, although she declared him to be an insurrectionist. we all are expecting there's going to be some tough questions brought by the justices tomorrow. this is a conservative court. they're going to give this a very tough time, we think. obviously we don't know how this is going to go and we don't know how long this will take so for the former president and his legal team, everything rides on how this argument goes tomorrow. >> all right. evan, thank you very much. just outside the supreme court tonight. >>> sean grimesly is "out front" now. he's part of the team arguing trump should be removed from the ballot. we talked about this as it moved its way through the court. what does it mean to you to be in that room, supreme court justices, for these arguments? >> it's very gratifying for us to have made it here. we made it here in really on
it's a 4-3 vote by the colorado supreme court. all democratic nominees on that court and you will also remember that the lower court judge had declined to remove the former president from the ballot, although she declared him to be an insurrectionist. we all are expecting there's going to be some tough questions brought by the justices tomorrow. this is a conservative court. they're going to give this a very tough time, we think. obviously we don't know how this is going to go and we don't know...
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the colorado supreme court looked at all the district court findings, special a specialized amount ofe and determined he did engage in insurrection. and that on top of that the constitution applies to the president. there is no get out of jail free card for insurrection for donald trump. and honestly, erin, i think they got it right. and i'm making this clear statement in protection of colorado law because i think that's how the constitution should work. section 3 of the 14th amendment is there to protect the country from insurrectionists like donald trump, and i hope that the united states supreme court looks at all the facts, all the case law and the clear words of the united states constitution in making their determination. >> does the fact that there appear to be delays for the special counsel's case, i mean there was supposed to start on march 4th. that is not going to start now. it's been postponed indefinitely. ryan goodman was pointing out a judge there could give another date, a provisional date. so the fact it is indefinite is significant possibly. does that -- obviously yo
the colorado supreme court looked at all the district court findings, special a specialized amount ofe and determined he did engage in insurrection. and that on top of that the constitution applies to the president. there is no get out of jail free card for insurrection for donald trump. and honestly, erin, i think they got it right. and i'm making this clear statement in protection of colorado law because i think that's how the constitution should work. section 3 of the 14th amendment is there...
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supreme court appears sympathetic colorado ballot disqualification. what you are hearing and what shannon is hearing and turley and andy mccarthy. >> harris: david spunt. >> bill: everybody is hearing it the same way. it makes you wonder that if other cases that pertain wipe the table clean on all of them. i wrote down just a couple notes here. the alito comment goes to what you are suggesting, emily. if we have two different standards or multiple standards various states what would we do dovetailed kagan saying at the same time how does a single state have power over 49 others? relevant comments, i think. another one to your point, kayleigh, these judges in colorado, seven of them at the state supreme court are all appointed by a democratic governor. they ruled super narrow on this. they were at 4-3 decision on this. that's why this case finally made it to the u.s. supreme court. one thing that really surprised me today is that the word insurrection, i don't believe it was mentioned until we were about an hour into this. which would surprise me and a
supreme court appears sympathetic colorado ballot disqualification. what you are hearing and what shannon is hearing and turley and andy mccarthy. >> harris: david spunt. >> bill: everybody is hearing it the same way. it makes you wonder that if other cases that pertain wipe the table clean on all of them. i wrote down just a couple notes here. the alito comment goes to what you are suggesting, emily. if we have two different standards or multiple standards various states what would...
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the colorado supreme court, now we have the united states supreme court. the justices have all the ability in the world to clearly define what an insurrection is. but that does not, i would say, i would argue, allow them to pretend that section three of the 14th amendment does not exist. it is there to protect the country from insurrectionist taking office, it is there for the situation with donald trump. >> was there any concerns, you secretary, or is it any concern to you that colorado is the centrally alone among the states in the having -- insurrection and should be disqualified, sort of your colleague and has made that decision is not of importance, but there are been two dozen or so of these challenges rejected in these states and swing states. does it concern you that colorado is sort of -- >> know, because honestly, it is not a typical for states to have different candidates on the ballot. outside of this question about donald trump, this presidential primary will have a candidate who is not a natural born citizen on some ballots, and not on other
the colorado supreme court, now we have the united states supreme court. the justices have all the ability in the world to clearly define what an insurrection is. but that does not, i would say, i would argue, allow them to pretend that section three of the 14th amendment does not exist. it is there to protect the country from insurrectionist taking office, it is there for the situation with donald trump. >> was there any concerns, you secretary, or is it any concern to you that colorado...
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what colorado where there supreme court has done here is similar. unde section threeredent trump needs to qualify during the time he wldold office and the colorado supreme court is send a presidentrump, you have to show that you would qualify under section three now at the time of the election or at the time that we the supreme court -- >> a point of clarification. when you say term limits you mean our decision and the term lits case. mr. mitchell:he.s. term limits versus thorton. does it have something to do with the fact that the particular circumstance you are talking about can chge i'm trying to understand the distinctioneten the provision in the constitution that relates to the qualification on the basis of insurrection behavior and these other provisions that justice sotomayor points out. they all seem to me be x stand constitutional requirements. but you are drawina distinction. mr. mitchell: because some are categorical. >> what do you mean by categorical? whether or n you are an insurrectionist -- mr. mitchell: because congress can lift the
what colorado where there supreme court has done here is similar. unde section threeredent trump needs to qualify during the time he wldold office and the colorado supreme court is send a presidentrump, you have to show that you would qualify under section three now at the time of the election or at the time that we the supreme court -- >> a point of clarification. when you say term limits you mean our decision and the term lits case. mr. mitchell:he.s. term limits versus thorton. does it...
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the colorado supreme court indeed said it would cover donald trump. i think what you will hear is just a lot of parsing of language. what constitutes an officer of the united states? trump's team says that he would not qualify -- he would not be in the list of officers there because the presidency is treated different as a term in the constitution. it could end up sounding technical. i can tell you that the lawyers for the colorado voters who are bringing this challenge will try as much as they can to keep the justices focused on the insurrection itself. they will try to talk a lot about january 6th. will the justice s? we will see. >> lawyers parsing language. breaking news. for people who aren't familiar with these types of arguments before the supreme court, if you are listening, what are you listening to? what is critical? >> i think that they will be looking to the text of the constitution. they are going to look at the history to inform what the text means. at least as to that question about whether or not donald trump under section 3 of the 14t
the colorado supreme court indeed said it would cover donald trump. i think what you will hear is just a lot of parsing of language. what constitutes an officer of the united states? trump's team says that he would not qualify -- he would not be in the list of officers there because the presidency is treated different as a term in the constitution. it could end up sounding technical. i can tell you that the lawyers for the colorado voters who are bringing this challenge will try as much as they...
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i will say we got a lot of really difficult questions of the colorado supreme court as well. down to right their opinion, they realized we were right on the legal issues. we hope that hope that is the court gets deeper into the legal issues here they will realize that the law and the history is clearly on our side here. but certainly they did have hard questions today. i don't think the court would decide a hard case like this without asking hard questions. >> let me ask you to go back into one of the questions on which i think you got some of the hardest questions, at least i'm not a lawyer, islay of server, and i think some of the journalism has seen people reflect on some very hard questions on whether or not colorado is an individual state or indeed any other state should have a role that moving directly but would effectively remove a presidential candidate from consideration by the voters of the whole country. that issue, that prospect was raised a few different ways by the justices today. i wonder if you would take it holistically and address that criticism of the take
i will say we got a lot of really difficult questions of the colorado supreme court as well. down to right their opinion, they realized we were right on the legal issues. we hope that hope that is the court gets deeper into the legal issues here they will realize that the law and the history is clearly on our side here. but certainly they did have hard questions today. i don't think the court would decide a hard case like this without asking hard questions. >> let me ask you to go back...
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chief justice, and may it please the court: the colorado supreme court held that prident donald j. trump is constitutionally disqualified from serving as president under section of the fourtnt amendment. the colorado supreme court's decision iwrg and should be reversed for numerous indendt reasons. the first reason is that prident trump is not covered by section, cause the president is not "an officer of the it states" as that term is used throughout the constitution. "officer of the united states" refers only to appointed fials, and it does not encompass elected individuals, such as the president or members of congress. this is clear from the commissions clause, the impeachment clause, and the appointments clause, eh which uses "officer of the united states" to refer only to appointed and noelted officials. the sendeason is that section iii cannot be used to exclude a presidential candidate omhe ballot even if that candidate is disqualified from serving as president under section iii because congress can lift that disability afterhe candidate is elected but before he takes office.
chief justice, and may it please the court: the colorado supreme court held that prident donald j. trump is constitutionally disqualified from serving as president under section of the fourtnt amendment. the colorado supreme court's decision iwrg and should be reversed for numerous indendt reasons. the first reason is that prident trump is not covered by section, cause the president is not "an officer of the it states" as that term is used throughout the constitution. "officer of...
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the colorado supreme court ruled that former president trump was ineligible for running from office because he violated the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution and supported an insurrection on january 6. watch live coverage beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal, with expert analysis previewing the case. at 10:00 a.m. eastern it's live coverage of the u.s. supreme court oral argument. at 8:00 p.m. eastern we recap the day's events and take your calls. watch live coverage of the u.s. supreme court oral argument benning thursday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal, on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. click c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more, including cox. >> this syndrome is extremely rare. but friends don't have to be. when you're connected, you are not alone. >> c supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. collects at the white house, president biden urged congress to pass the bipartisan nat
the colorado supreme court ruled that former president trump was ineligible for running from office because he violated the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution and supported an insurrection on january 6. watch live coverage beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal, with expert analysis previewing the case. at 10:00 a.m. eastern it's live coverage of the u.s. supreme court oral argument. at 8:00 p.m. eastern we recap the day's events and take your calls. watch live coverage of...
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the colorado supreme court held that president donald j. trump's constitutionally disqualified from serving as president under seion three of the 14th amendment. the colorado supreme court's desion is wrong and should be reversed for numerous inpeent reasons. rsreason is that president umis not covered by section three because the presenis not an officer of the united states as that term is used throughout the constitution. officer of the united states fers only to appointed officials and it does not encompass elected individual chs the president or members ofoness. this is clear from the commissions clause, the impeachment clause and the appointments clause each of which uses officers ofhe united states to refer only to appointeanunelected officials. the second rean that section three cannot be used to exude a presidential candidate from the ballot even if that candidate is disqualified fro serving as president under section three because congress can lift that disability afr the candidate is elected but before he takes office. a state can
the colorado supreme court held that president donald j. trump's constitutionally disqualified from serving as president under seion three of the 14th amendment. the colorado supreme court's desion is wrong and should be reversed for numerous inpeent reasons. rsreason is that president umis not covered by section three because the presenis not an officer of the united states as that term is used throughout the constitution. officer of the united states fers only to appointed officials and it...
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supreme court. you were in front two justices you clerked for. what was the whole experience like? >> it's always an amazing experience to be up before a court, especially the u.s. supreme court. there's a certain sense of price arguing in front of my former bosses. it was certainly intense. i didn't expect them to pull any punches on a case of this magnitude. certainly they didn't, but we never expected the court would be willing to do a hard thing like this without asking really hard questions. >> they did ask hard questions. we were playing some of questions from the justices who expressed skepticism at the arguments that you were making to uphold the colorado supreme court ruling. here is some of what they said. >> there is a question of whether a former president is disqualified for insurrection to be president again, is, you know, just saying it, it sounds awfully national to me. >> the thing that is troubling to me is i totally understand your argument, but they were listing people that were
supreme court. you were in front two justices you clerked for. what was the whole experience like? >> it's always an amazing experience to be up before a court, especially the u.s. supreme court. there's a certain sense of price arguing in front of my former bosses. it was certainly intense. i didn't expect them to pull any punches on a case of this magnitude. certainly they didn't, but we never expected the court would be willing to do a hard thing like this without asking really hard...
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supreme court -- the decision of the colorado supreme court. >> i listened today, and i thought argumentstrong. and and can you take the person that's leading everywhere and say is, hey, we're not going to let you run. you know, i think that's pretty tough to do. howard: first time i've listened to two hours of supreme court oral argument as. robby, any question in your with mind that the supreme court was extremely skeptical of donald trump being kicked off the a ballot and is going to knock that down? >> not at all. they asked all the right questions, they gave every indication that they think it would be too much of a blow to democracy. the thing democrats are running on -- howard: right. yeah. >> but you can't have the other candidate on the ballot, we can't even give people the option to vote for him even though he's not been convicted of insurrection? there's a question whether what happened is insurrection, these are all questions that have not been litigated yet. so to proactively strip donald trump off the ballot would be an incredible movement the justices were, i think, rightly
supreme court -- the decision of the colorado supreme court. >> i listened today, and i thought argumentstrong. and and can you take the person that's leading everywhere and say is, hey, we're not going to let you run. you know, i think that's pretty tough to do. howard: first time i've listened to two hours of supreme court oral argument as. robby, any question in your with mind that the supreme court was extremely skeptical of donald trump being kicked off the a ballot and is going to...
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>>december the colorado supreme court ruled donaldrump ineligible to appear on the state's presidential ballot for violation of the constn's insurrection clause. the u.s. supreme court hears oral argument of donald trump's appeal of the decisiowe will ha, c-span now, and online at c-span.org. now president bided speaking with union members after a recent endorsement for his reelection for the united auto workers. this comes at the after donald trump met with the teamsters union who has yet to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential minute -- presidential race. this is about 15 minutes. pres. biden: thank you. supporting you is the easiest thing i have done. i was raised on gm. my dad managed a dealership. in delaware we used to have the highest percentage of autoworkers in any state because we are a small state. we had the largest gm facility and the largest chrysler facility outsidethat is how we h school, that is how we all made it. i am going to be brief because i know you have been doing a lot of work. thank you. the expression growing up in delaware was you are the ones who br
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>> the colorado supreme court, its decision is going to be overturned.e only question is going to be by how much and on precisely what grounds. there are a number of ways they can do it. they can say the provision is not self-executing, congress 6 and 3 of the 14th amendment which is the key section congress has to allow for this and they haven't except in the criminal statute for insurrection. they can decide it that way. they can decide we are not going to have a bunch of different states deciding this question, we are not going to let the states decide it at all and talking about term limits case which says the state cannot put an extra qualification on the presidency that isn't in the constitution, section 3 says congress can waive somebody who engages in insurrection in the argument is this only applies to somebody holding office, he hasn't been elected yet so there are a number of ways it can go but colorado is going to be reversed, that i can pretty much guarantee. stuart: great seeing you again. in the meantime, wall street really focused on othe
>> the colorado supreme court, its decision is going to be overturned.e only question is going to be by how much and on precisely what grounds. there are a number of ways they can do it. they can say the provision is not self-executing, congress 6 and 3 of the 14th amendment which is the key section congress has to allow for this and they haven't except in the criminal statute for insurrection. they can decide it that way. they can decide we are not going to have a bunch of different...
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but it wasn't just those appointed by republican presidents who question the colorado supreme court ruling for donald trump was ineligible to run for president. using section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution, the balls those have engaged an insurrection to a games for us from holding 7 offices. colorado's highest quote, have ruled at donald trump should be removed from the balance because its opinion, his actions on january the 6th did amount to insurrection. but this argument was greeted with skepticism. thursday's hearing, his liberal justice elena kagan. i think that's the question that you have to confront is why a single state should decide who gets to be president of the united states and chief justice robot, suggested k, all spite and sue. well, colorado is decision to be held as republican officials and other states used a precedent to argue that it was in fact, joe biden, who was guilty of insurrection, of games for us. what do you do with the what i, what seemed to me to be plain consequences of your position. if colorado is a position is upheld, surely there will be d
but it wasn't just those appointed by republican presidents who question the colorado supreme court ruling for donald trump was ineligible to run for president. using section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution, the balls those have engaged an insurrection to a games for us from holding 7 offices. colorado's highest quote, have ruled at donald trump should be removed from the balance because its opinion, his actions on january the 6th did amount to insurrection. but this argument was...
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this after colorado's supreme court kicked the gop frontrunner off the state's republican ballot citing his role and events leading up to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. colorado's secretary of state says the message is clear. >> states can rightfully disqualify insurrectionists like donald trump. >> the case centers around section 3 of the constitution's 14th amendment. it bars anybody who has engaged in insurrection from holding federal office. trump claims the case is to stop his latest run for the white house. >> they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. >> the trump campaign called colorado's state supreme court decision flawed and his lawyers appealed to the supreme court. today, justices will hear both sides. >> so you know, the issue of sort of how one deals with the 14th amendment is initially before the supreme court, and they could rule against donald trump in which case there's no further inquiry. even if they overrule the colorado supreme court, we will still have the decision about whether somebody who engaged in that conduct should be
this after colorado's supreme court kicked the gop frontrunner off the state's republican ballot citing his role and events leading up to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. colorado's secretary of state says the message is clear. >> states can rightfully disqualify insurrectionists like donald trump. >> the case centers around section 3 of the constitution's 14th amendment. it bars anybody who has engaged in insurrection from holding federal office. trump claims the case is...
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the upcoming presidential election, colorado supreme court ruled that donald trump is not an eligible candidate because of his actions during the journey. the 6 capital brought some 2021. so up to nations class court decided that losing should spend. she advertise the reports. the supreme court has a conservative majority, 6 conservative justices, the 3 liberals. but it wasn't just those appointed by republican presidents who question be colorado supreme court ruling for donald trump was eligible to run for president using section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution. but balls, those even gauged the insurrection of the game for us from holding 7 offices color . others, highest, quote, have ruled donald trump should be removed from the balance because its opinion, his actions on january the 6th did amount to insurrection. but this argument was greeted with skepticism. a thursday's hearing, his liberal justice elena kagan, i think that's the question that you have to confront, is why a single state should decide who gets to be president of the united states. and chief justice ro
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that's because on the appeal from the colorado supreme court, in which the colorado supreme court saidt trump should be removed from the colorado ballot, there's a very real, overt, talked about deadline that you can point to. there's an election coming up. we need to have a decision before the election. that part that's quiet, that part that cannot be said out loud is that we all know, everyone recognizes that if trump wins this election, this trial, this prosecution will not go forward. if there isn't a trial and a resolution before the election date, trump will effectively, if he wins this election, give himself immunity. that's an argument that's difficult, if not impossible to make in front of the u.s. supreme court. the supreme court can give there kind of patina of moving quickly without truly moving at the speed most americans would like to see it move at. >> phil, there's going to be a march 25th start, we think, of the bragg case, the hush money case, which is a bigger case. it's an election interference case in its own fashion. how ironic is it that that will be perhaps the
that's because on the appeal from the colorado supreme court, in which the colorado supreme court saidt trump should be removed from the colorado ballot, there's a very real, overt, talked about deadline that you can point to. there's an election coming up. we need to have a decision before the election. that part that's quiet, that part that cannot be said out loud is that we all know, everyone recognizes that if trump wins this election, this trial, this prosecution will not go forward. if...
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presidential election. colorado supreme court rules. and donald trump is nothing eligible candidate because of his actions during the january 6 capital riots in 2021 is now up to the nation's highest court to decide if that ruling should stand shepherd tennessee reports. the supreme court has a conservative majority. 6, conservative justices, the 3 liberals, but it wasn't just those appointed by republican presidents who question the colorado supreme court ruling for donald trump was eligible to run for president. using section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution, the balls those you've engaged, the insurrection that came for us from holding the 7 offices colorado's highest court have ruled at donald trump, should be removed from the ballad, because its opinion of his actions on january the 6th did amount to insurrection, but this argument was greeted with skepticism. thursday's hearing, his liberal justice elena kagan, i think that's the question that you have to confront is why a single state should decide who gets to be presi
presidential election. colorado supreme court rules. and donald trump is nothing eligible candidate because of his actions during the january 6 capital riots in 2021 is now up to the nation's highest court to decide if that ruling should stand shepherd tennessee reports. the supreme court has a conservative majority. 6, conservative justices, the 3 liberals, but it wasn't just those appointed by republican presidents who question the colorado supreme court ruling for donald trump was eligible...
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supreme court. i am rachel maddow at msnbc home base along with my beloved colleagues, lawrence o'donnell, and joy reid, and chris hayes, happy to have you all here. no cameras are allowed in federal courtrooms, including the united states supreme court, but today, for the arguments about whether china -- for having an insurrection against the u.s. government, the justices did allow for the sound of the proceedings, the audio, to be livestreamed here on msnbc, we carried the audio of those oral...
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and it is really too bad because the colorado supreme court, i think got it right.right legal answer to these questions, and it begins and ends with the idea that someone who is and adjudicated insurrectionist, as donald trump was, has no business serving in our governments. particularly at the highest levels. unfortunately, i do not think that came out at all and so i suspect that the court is looking for an off ramp, and probably the easiest run is the idea that congress hasn't passed a law to implement the 14th amendment. section three. that's a little novel because congress hasn't passed a law to implement other parts of the 14th amendment. like say, the equal protection clause, but there is some technical ways to try to distinguish the other parts of the 14th amendment, and that might provide an attractive off- ramp because, right now the only thing that the court heard was how dangerous, as justice kagan said in the interchange you just played, how dangerous it would be for colorado to kick someone off the ballot. we never got the flipside which was after the
and it is really too bad because the colorado supreme court, i think got it right.right legal answer to these questions, and it begins and ends with the idea that someone who is and adjudicated insurrectionist, as donald trump was, has no business serving in our governments. particularly at the highest levels. unfortunately, i do not think that came out at all and so i suspect that the court is looking for an off ramp, and probably the easiest run is the idea that congress hasn't passed a law...
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last december, the colorado supreme court ruleer president trump ineligible to appear on the states presidenfor violation of the u.s. constitution's insurrection becader the 14th amendment. th, the u.s. supreme court hears an oral argument of donald trump's appeal. we have it at 10m. eastern on c-span, c-span c-span.org. >> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks like this. where americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, a republic thrives. get informed straight from the sources on c-span, unfiltered, unbiased, word f■6or word. from the nation's capital to wherever you are because the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span, powered by cable. >> now from the floor of the u.s. house, republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene of georgia offers the resolution to censure minnesota democratic congresswoman over a disputed translation of comments she made about somalia, as the privilege resolution, house leadership must bring this to the floor f a vote within two legislative days or they could vote
last december, the colorado supreme court ruleer president trump ineligible to appear on the states presidenfor violation of the u.s. constitution's insurrection becader the 14th amendment. th, the u.s. supreme court hears an oral argument of donald trump's appeal. we have it at 10m. eastern on c-span, c-span c-span.org. >> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks like this. where americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, a republic thrives....